Talent & Capability Manager

Your role

At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our Talent and Capability team based in Melbourne or Sydney and be responsible for designing talent management and development initiatives that engage our people and create a high performance organisation. This Centre of Excellence role (COE) reports to our Head of Talent & People Strategy and help lead the Talent team through firm-wide performance development activities, promotion processes and project work.

As a Talent & Capability Manager you will:
- Work closely with internal stakeholders (including HR business partners) to lead and manage the end to end annual talent management cycle (talent reviews, performance reviews and promotions).- Review, design and communicate talent management strategies including talent development and frameworks, succession planning and performance management.- Design and deliver a dynamic, data-driven talent, performance and career progression frameworks that enable leaders to proactively identify and develop talent for critical leadership roles, and supports diversity and inclusion.- Collaborate with key stakeholders and working groups, collate and share outcomes, solutions and market information to reach positive solutions which improve employee engagement and retention.- Understand and translate business context and requirements to play a coaching and listening role with other colleagues to help align solutions and business needs.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

We don't expect applicants to have 100% of these skills, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- Experience in a legal, financial or professional services (or similarly complex) environment where consultation and stakeholder engagement was paramount.- Background and demonstrated experience in strategic talent and performance management, organisational change and cyclical activities.- Excellent relationship management skills including the ability to influence outcomes, coach senior stakeholders, and build a profile as a trusted advisor.- Ability to navigate ambiguity, shape and design interventions and drive value add projects.- Skilled and effective change agent, collaborator and communicator.- A track record of collaboration and connectivity across multiple and diverse teams to enable outcomes.- Ability to consult with a deep curiosity to understand needs and wants.- A self-starter with a growth mindset, and innate desire to learn, grow, network and mentor others. Deep curiosity for technology and digital solutions, and data driven solutions.

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:
- Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; incentive plan that recognises individual and team performance, salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.- Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.- Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.- Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible- parental leave policy
- 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.- Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

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